Adam Andretti

Bio

As a member of the race-royalty Andretti family, Adam followed in the footsteps of his father Aldo, brother John, Uncle Mario and cousins Michael and Marco, to distinguish himself as a driven performer and competitive racer. His talents on and off the track have made him a proven winner and fueled his passion for sharing the rich automotive heritage and knowledge he possesses. As an accomplished coach and educator, Adam shares his love for performance driving with students of all ages. His vast experience behind the wheel and in the front of a classroom has made him a respected instructor, team leader, and mentor.

AJ Henriksen

Bio

A.J. started racing ARCA stock cars when he was 15 years old, before he drove on the street or had a valid driver’s license. We did not want him to develop any bad driving habits. Our concern was he didn’t know how to use a clutch or shift a four-speed transmission. We had an old army jeep with a three speed so I had him drive on a frozen small lake in back of our house to learn how to shift and develop car control. He spent many hours going in a ¼ mile circle on that frozen pond.

At A.J.’s first race at Pocono in an ARCA car, he was stopped by security and taken into custody because they thought he had stolen a pit pass and driver’s credentials. He looked way too young to be in the pits or drive. They were amazed to learn he would be driving in the ARCA race. Pocono was his first super speedway race. He was fast time and was on the pole most of the qualifying session but ended up fourth. This was the first track he drove larger than a ½ mile racetrack.

Stats

A.J. Henriksen is the 1st driver in Trans Am history to podium in a TA and TA2 in the same season

A.J. led most of the races he competed in a tracks 1 ½ miles or better in the ARCA series.

He had a remarkable showing in the American Race Truck series in 1998 and 1999 with 50 career starts and has achieved 45 top 10’s, 35 top 5’s, 16 poles and 3 wins.

A.J. is a veteran of USAR Pro Cup Series in 1997, 1998 and 1999 with a career best finish of 5th at Lakeland, Florida in 1997 and a 1st and 2nd place finish at St. Augustine, Florida in late models in 2000 during speed weeks.

A.J. won the 2007 North Carolina Winter SKE Outlaw Series Championship, and never finished below 3rd place.